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murdoch and his son supposedly go before parliament tomorrow. could there also be tomorrow, congressional hearings, in the united states as we move down the road looking into these allegations? >> well, reverend, i think we have to see how the facts unhold. i know that j. rockefeller, the commerce in the senate, from my own view, i'm looking to see where the facts unfold particularly where it relates it 9/11 families. i will depend upon the justice department to help unfold it. but i think tomorrow will be a very telling day about how news corp operated in great britain and who knows where that line of questioning will lead. >> all right, new jersey senator robert menendez. thank you for your time this evening. >> thank you, reverend. >> ahead, no elizabeth warren. and still not enough. republicans won't be happy until wallace street runs wild again. congressman mcdermott won't let it happen. that's next. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and sma
murdoch and his son supposedly go before parliament tomorrow. could there also be tomorrow, congressional hearings, in the united states as we move down the road looking into these allegations? >> well, reverend, i think we have to see how the facts unhold. i know that j. rockefeller, the commerce in the senate, from my own view, i'm looking to see where the facts unfold particularly where it relates it 9/11 families. i will depend upon the justice department to help unfold it. but i...
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rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebecca brooks will be testifying before the committee. will they tell the truth? >> if they don't and people find out they haven't, more trouble for news corp and more trouble for rup ert murdoch. >> as far as his media empire, we know the entities that he has here in the united states. what does this now do to his reputation? the stock has taken a major hit. >> it's terrible for murdoch's reputation and one of the former news of the world employees told me he is 80 years old, he may not be at the top of his game anymore, and news corp is struggling to repair its reputation and it's hard at this point. >> where does this now go? what is his next step? he obviously lost a multimillion dollar deal with the satellite television division in europe. what happens? what goes -- what's the next shoe to drop? >> it goes beyond news corp. this morning, david cameron is in south africa on a state visit and is answering questions at press conferences about this. and it's hurting his political standing. so, he might be vulnerable as well. >> they'll t
rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebecca brooks will be testifying before the committee. will they tell the truth? >> if they don't and people find out they haven't, more trouble for news corp and more trouble for rup ert murdoch. >> as far as his media empire, we know the entities that he has here in the united states. what does this now do to his reputation? the stock has taken a major hit. >> it's terrible for murdoch's reputation and one of the former news of the world...
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now, of course, james murdoch's position is in question as head of the bskyb. and we shouldn't get excited about the truth of this. if murdoch has decided, age 80-plus, time for him to step down, that would be seismic. at the moment, our attention today, should be focused on why murdoch and his henchmen did such a terrible job of investigating the allegations and who knew what? >> yeah, richard, we'll watch it carefully throughout the course of the morning here in the united states. richard quest outside of the british parliament where testimony is set to begin very short sli. >>> two weeks to go until america runs out of the bill. president obama isn't exactly mr. popular with his handling of the debt ceiling debate. 48% feel that they'he'll do thet thing. the clock is ticking. that's the debt clock. it seems like democrats and republicans are still deeply divided. today, the house votes on something called the cap cut and balance plan. it's not expected to survive a vote in the senate. >>> japan is banning beef shipments. they're still trying to stabilize the
now, of course, james murdoch's position is in question as head of the bskyb. and we shouldn't get excited about the truth of this. if murdoch has decided, age 80-plus, time for him to step down, that would be seismic. at the moment, our attention today, should be focused on why murdoch and his henchmen did such a terrible job of investigating the allegations and who knew what? >> yeah, richard, we'll watch it carefully throughout the course of the morning here in the united states....
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signed rupert murdoch. rarely has a man so powerful had to publicly eat so much humble pie in a single week. last sunday, he shut down his profitable tabloid here "the news of the world" after it was mired in allegations of criminal activity. wednesday he bowed to public pressure and canceled a $12 billion tv network building. friday morning. his most loyal lieutenant who refused to resign, redesigned but after a revolt in his own family. his daughter, railing that, brooks has, well, bleeped the company. this morning brooks has been arrested. and the scandal has even crossed the atlantic. les hinton, the head of the company that operates the wall street journal, also resigned. he was in london when much of the criminal activity took place. and there's the 9/11 allegation, that the reporters were trying to tap the 9/11 victims cell phones in search of more sensational headlines. all of that was going on for years. how could that be? the reality is police and politicians have been either too friendly with mur
signed rupert murdoch. rarely has a man so powerful had to publicly eat so much humble pie in a single week. last sunday, he shut down his profitable tabloid here "the news of the world" after it was mired in allegations of criminal activity. wednesday he bowed to public pressure and canceled a $12 billion tv network building. friday morning. his most loyal lieutenant who refused to resign, redesigned but after a revolt in his own family. his daughter, railing that, brooks has, well,...
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murdoch, what i mean is that he defended mr. murdoch. from the associated press, quote, rudy giuliani told new hampshire voters late thursday that the company's chief executive, rupert murdoch, is a very honorable, honest man. giuliani says he has confidence in rupert murdoch, a regular acquaintance, despite allegations that one of murdoch's companies may have tapped into the voicemail of 9/11 victims. rudy giuliani in fact is going to make another run for the presidency. on the platform, famously described by his rivals last time around as a noun, a vesce, and 9/11, anything borne out under investigation about mr. giuliani's friend, mr. murdoch, hacking the cell phones of 9/11 victims, is going to be a hard one for him to spin on the campaign trail. that is going to be a big deal in tomorrow's news, i am guessing. the interview is next tonight. it is the great bill moyers. please stay tuned. ♪ [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their
murdoch, what i mean is that he defended mr. murdoch. from the associated press, quote, rudy giuliani told new hampshire voters late thursday that the company's chief executive, rupert murdoch, is a very honorable, honest man. giuliani says he has confidence in rupert murdoch, a regular acquaintance, despite allegations that one of murdoch's companies may have tapped into the voicemail of 9/11 victims. rudy giuliani in fact is going to make another run for the presidency. on the platform,...
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and, you know, having that physical act and that visual only helps the murdochs. this is a clan that's really going to fight for themselves. >> i was going to say when the chips are down, i want wendi deng in my corner. great to have you on. felix gillette, thank you. >>> the british hacking scandal is making people here in the u.s. concerned for their own personal privacy. at&t, sprint and t-mobile allow subscribers to access their voice mail without entering a pin number. this practice opens them up to the same kind of hacking called caller i.d. spoofing which was used by a british tabloid to access messages of celebs, politicians and others. how easy is it to break into someone's private phone? >> i would say it's relatively easy and that's the scary thing for people at home. you have to wonder why would someone be a target, why would you want to go after somebody's voice mail. it could be a legal case, it could be a battle between spouses. it could be somebody trying to spy on you to simply trying to harass you. when we talk about this caller i.d. spoofing, wh
and, you know, having that physical act and that visual only helps the murdochs. this is a clan that's really going to fight for themselves. >> i was going to say when the chips are down, i want wendi deng in my corner. great to have you on. felix gillette, thank you. >>> the british hacking scandal is making people here in the u.s. concerned for their own personal privacy. at&t, sprint and t-mobile allow subscribers to access their voice mail without entering a pin number....
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murdoch -- >> rupert murdoch sits on top of the press, news of the world, as well as wall street and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the british paper for 168 years. but people we spoke to today said it was time to pull the murdoch plug. >> unbelievable this was going on for so long. i'm glad they closed down that paper. >> reporter: some watchers believe the shutdown is calculated because murdoch is trying to take over a major deal, british sky broadcasting. if the deal is blocked, it could cost him billions. rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the last edition of the news of the world will be published on sunday. >>> a night out at the ballpark turns tragic. kai is in the newsroom with details on this disturbing story. >>> a texas rangers fan plunges to his death, trying to catch a ball. the 39-year-old man was reaching for a baseball that was tossed in the stands by outfielder josh hamilton. the man fell about 20 feet and landed on concrete at the ballpark in arlington. after catching that ball. his young son was with him in the stands and witnessed the fall. the
murdoch -- >> rupert murdoch sits on top of the press, news of the world, as well as wall street and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the british paper for 168 years. but people we spoke to today said it was time to pull the murdoch plug. >> unbelievable this was going on for so long. i'm glad they closed down that paper. >> reporter: some watchers believe the shutdown is calculated because murdoch is trying to take over a major deal, british sky...
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that and rupert murdoch himself has addressed that issue several times including today saying he was ahauled when he heard about that and he did personally go meet with the dowler family on friday to offer his apology. >> bill: that will anger folks. last question, amy, let you go. i know have you been working all day long. is cammeron, the prime minister going to be affected by this directly? >> well, a lot of people are saying, bill, that he is on the back leg at this point because he hired andy coulson who was a former news of the world editor as his chief of communications after coulson had real signed from news of the world amidst of phone hacking drama a few years ago. coulson said he had no knowledge of that practice going on but a lot of people are saying that cammeron made an error of judgment in hiring coulson. so he is being forced repeatedly to defend himself on that. of course, the opposition labor party is taking good advantage of the situation and using it as a platform from which to -- david cammeron. >> that's what's going on in the united states as well, amy. thank
that and rupert murdoch himself has addressed that issue several times including today saying he was ahauled when he heard about that and he did personally go meet with the dowler family on friday to offer his apology. >> bill: that will anger folks. last question, amy, let you go. i know have you been working all day long. is cammeron, the prime minister going to be affected by this directly? >> well, a lot of people are saying, bill, that he is on the back leg at this point...
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. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his boss stepped down sunday citing speculation with the ties to the former "news of the editor" arrested last week and the defunct newspaper is accused of hacking into the phones of politicians, and even a murder victim. rebec rebekah brooks has been een resd as of this weekend, and we will see what is going to happen here with rupert murdoch and his son james tomorrow? >> well, that is certainly, that is the big question. and rupert murdoch and his son james, and rebekah brooks, who are appearing before the select committee have to be so careful, and so careful in fact, that rupert murdoch's biographers saying he is i
. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his...
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murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper business. he started the "australian" a nationwide paper and used them to support politician hess favored. overseas murdoch's first purchase was a british tabloid "news of the world" followed by "the sun" both of which he pushed to a new level of sensationalism. topless girls on page 3 of the "sun" was a ruport innovation. >> reporter: he was in a competitive market known at fleet street. martin dunn says he was as tough as his headlines. >> he was the man who tamed the print unions so newspapers became incredibly profitable. >> reporter: checkbook journalism with stories was a regular practi
murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper...
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that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an investigation in the united states. the allegations of hacking the personal phones of public figures in the not so public from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> and there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp, the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox movie studios, the fx network, the "new york post," "the wall street journal," harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate among many others. the charges
that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an...
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a plate full of foam on murdoch's suit jacket. the man was identified as a british comedian. >>> and his son james along with rebecca brooks the woman who ran the newly defunked news of the world. >> of course i have regrets but the idea that phones were accessed by someone being paid by news of the world or even worse authorized by someone from the news of the world is not known to me. >> murdoch says he has seen no evidence that the paper's employees illegally tapped into the phones of 9/11 victims. murdoch says he is appalled and ashamed for the hacking of phones. but he says he is not ready to take responsibility. >> you are not responsible? who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run -- maybe the people they trusted. >> reporter: murdoch says he lost site of the news of the world because it was less than 2% of his news organization. his son james vowed that the company is responding adds as quickly as possible to try to make things right. >>> and the top contender is someone familiar with the city. the fsm board m
a plate full of foam on murdoch's suit jacket. the man was identified as a british comedian. >>> and his son james along with rebecca brooks the woman who ran the newly defunked news of the world. >> of course i have regrets but the idea that phones were accessed by someone being paid by news of the world or even worse authorized by someone from the news of the world is not known to me. >> murdoch says he has seen no evidence that the paper's employees illegally tapped into...
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were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than that, for her to turn round and initially andy could youson turn around and say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own and now five reporters have been arrested, i've been invited into scotland yard to be arrested three times and they were still saying, we didn't know. it was just the reporters acting
were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of...
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rupert murdoch's son accused of given, quote, mistaken evidence to parliament. we're live in london back after the break. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. but i did. they said i couldn't fight above my weight class. but i did. they said i couldn't get elected to congress. but i did. ♪ sometimes when we touch ha ha! millions of hits! [ male announcer ] flick, stack, and move between active apps seamlessly. only on the new hp touchpad with webos. and move between active apps seamlessly. you know, the ones find a who do a super job? superpages.com®. for local maps, reviews and videos & it's the only local search site with the superguarantee®. so next time, let the good guys save the day. get the superguarantee®, only at superpages®. in the book, on y
rupert murdoch's son accused of given, quote, mistaken evidence to parliament. we're live in london back after the break. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. but i did. they said i...
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she married rupert murdoch june 25th, 1999. she is murdoch's third wife. the couple has two young children and "the wall street journal" profiled wendi back in 2000. and in that article we learned she grew up in china and she came to the u.s. in 1988 to study. she went on to receive an mba from yale in 199. shortly after that she landed an internship at star tv in hong kong. that turned into a full-time job and eventually led to her relationship with murdoch. >>> now to potentially big, big news in washington. debt talks, big news and a very significant step forward today, says president obama, just a short time ago. the president announced the so-called senate gang of six made of members from both parties has floated this new proposal that he, the president, can work with. the bipartisan group had thrown in the towel, ditched an earlier effort to find a debt reduction package okay to both parties and now at this late date 14 days until a potential government default. they're back with a plan that the president says includes deep spending cuts and, yes, al
she married rupert murdoch june 25th, 1999. she is murdoch's third wife. the couple has two young children and "the wall street journal" profiled wendi back in 2000. and in that article we learned she grew up in china and she came to the u.s. in 1988 to study. she went on to receive an mba from yale in 199. shortly after that she landed an internship at star tv in hong kong. that turned into a full-time job and eventually led to her relationship with murdoch. >>> now to...
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., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented pro
., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done....
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what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press secretary alastair campbell, saying we also invited rupert murdoch in through the back door. he always kay through the back door. that was ten days ago. virtiely every politics is treating him as if he has a cajun like leprosy. during this period, not only was there this very close relationship between the all-powerful media mogul which could literally swing elections, but members of his staff were paying police officers, who were supposedly charged with representing and protecting the public. so what you have is an have a break down in -- and you kno
what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press...
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now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation. that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: the scandal could have repercussions in the u.s. home to more than half of the $33 billion murdoch media empire that includes fox tv and fox news. >> there is a moral turpitude clause in the fcc regulations for tv stations, which is that you have to be certified to be of good character. >> reporter: tuesday, rupert murdoch, james murdoch and rebekah brooks will all appear before a committee at the british house of commons to answer questions. this is the first time they'll have spoken about this scandal since it broke two weeks ago. it is certain to be another dramatic day here. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> as we were talking about, off the top, this is like a wimbledo
now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation. that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: the scandal could have repercussions in the u.s. home to more than half of the $33 billion...
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will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her family false hope she was alive. les hinton was in charge in 2005 when the "news of the world" apparently tried to hack the phones of the families of the 7/7 london transit bombings, les hinton was in charge when they hacked banking, legal files, and tax affairs. hinton was in charged when "news of the world" was charged of hacking into the phones of 9/11 victims, and until today les hinton was in charge of the wall street journal. he has, today, resigned. he feels it is proper to resign from news corp. the phone hacking scandal first broke five years ago when a private investig
will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her...
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rebecca brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch will testify before a select committee about the actions of the journalist working. it is the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will watch this and it will be broadcast on tuesday. >> thank you, jane. >> and close call when two planes collide on the runway in boston's airport. don't go anywhere else. we'll listenn in on the newly released air traffic control tape right after the break . ♪ [ slurp! ] [ female announcer ] hey, ladies, here's a little something [ chomp! ] you'll find irresistible, cinnamon toast crunch, with a delicious cinnamon and sugar taste that's amazing. crave those crazy squares. [ slurp! ] the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, am
rebecca brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch will testify before a select committee about the actions of the journalist working. it is the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will watch this and it will be broadcast on tuesday. >> thank you, jane. >> and close call when two planes collide on the runway in boston's airport. don't go anywhere else. we'll listenn in on the newly released air traffic control tape right after the break . ♪ [ slurp!...
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and the very very ugly rupert murdoch if you think murdoch standards of journalism are low in the us with fox so-called news you should see what he's up to in the u.k. murdoch's british tabloid newspaper news of the world is accused of hacking into the cell phone a million. and abducted british teenager whose remains were found two months after her disappearance and deleting several voicemail messages and papers tampering with a phone that only gave the parents of the girl false hope that she might be alive but also hindered a police investigation into her abduction and murder british prime minister david cameron weighed in on the issue saying that if the accusations against murdoch's news of the world are true then quote this is a dreadful act in a truly dreadful situation and quickly read it rupert murdoch's minions having no journalistic integrity that's very very good. after the break why big oil means big money for the republican party especially one particular freshman republican. let's not forget that we had an apartheid museum right now. i think the plumbing is feeding on the
and the very very ugly rupert murdoch if you think murdoch standards of journalism are low in the us with fox so-called news you should see what he's up to in the u.k. murdoch's british tabloid newspaper news of the world is accused of hacking into the cell phone a million. and abducted british teenager whose remains were found two months after her disappearance and deleting several voicemail messages and papers tampering with a phone that only gave the parents of the girl false hope that she...
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. >> tom: the scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's newscorp has spread to the u.s. the f.b.i. has opened an investigation into whether murdoch newspapers targeted the phones of 9/11 victims. it comes as rupert murdoch and his son, james, have agreed to testify before a british parliamentary panel. next week, the group will look into phone hacking and bribery by employees of newscorp's british newspaper empire. today, rupert murdoch says his company will recover from any fallout. >> susie: small businesses are often called the engine of the nation's economy. that's why tonight's commentator believes it's key to teach the nation's kids to think like entrepreneurs. with tonight's "kids and cash," here's jack harris, president of junior achievement of georgia. >> for generations, we've been taught to believe in the american dream-- owning a house, buying a car, living the good life. but this generation of kids could be the first that might not do better financially than their parents. that's why it's so important to teach business to children at a young age. at junior achievement,
. >> tom: the scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's newscorp has spread to the u.s. the f.b.i. has opened an investigation into whether murdoch newspapers targeted the phones of 9/11 victims. it comes as rupert murdoch and his son, james, have agreed to testify before a british parliamentary panel. next week, the group will look into phone hacking and bribery by employees of newscorp's british newspaper empire. today, rupert murdoch says his company will recover from any fallout. >>...
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a picture of rupert murdoch and when the murdoch after losing the testimony -- leaving the testimony. here is "los angeles times" with the same picture. "murdoch rejects blame in scandal." here is the headline out of toronto. "news core defense, sorry but not at fault." here is "the financial times" this morning. "most humble day of my life," that is the headline there. "the washout -- the washington post," "murdoch's apologize to lawmakers" is the headline. here is "usa today." there is is in the money section. "murdoch has most humble de." from "the new york times," who has been playing this out quite a bit. in the left-hand column -- "murdoch's denied that they knew of illegal acts." here is one from the tabloids in new york, "the daily news." "humble pie." that is not a tabloid that he owned. one that he did alone, "the new york post," the story came on page 35. "frank talk at probe." from "the wall street journal," and other paper that he owns, " murdoch's are grilled." of course, the attackers story gets played. murdoch apologizes at parliament hearing, deflects blame, this is f
a picture of rupert murdoch and when the murdoch after losing the testimony -- leaving the testimony. here is "los angeles times" with the same picture. "murdoch rejects blame in scandal." here is the headline out of toronto. "news core defense, sorry but not at fault." here is "the financial times" this morning. "most humble day of my life," that is the headline there. "the washout -- the washington post," "murdoch's apologize to...
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james murdoch, son of rupert murdoch, admitted to making mistakes. the paper, which came under fire, "news of the world" when phone messages of a missing 13-year-old girl were hacked and the girl was found dead months later. apparently they had hacked into the phone and also deleted messages and that gave the family hope that this young girl was still alive. the story has britain seething, wondering how this could happen. britain's prime minister even got involved, launching an investigation. but again, the big news coming that the "news of the world" to close and its last edition coming this week. we'll be following more on that story right here on msnbc. back with more right after this. s to stay ahead of her class. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art starts and so does her knee pain, that's two more pills. almost done, but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain all day with just two pills. this is lisa... who
james murdoch, son of rupert murdoch, admitted to making mistakes. the paper, which came under fire, "news of the world" when phone messages of a missing 13-year-old girl were hacked and the girl was found dead months later. apparently they had hacked into the phone and also deleted messages and that gave the family hope that this young girl was still alive. the story has britain seething, wondering how this could happen. britain's prime minister even got involved, launching an...
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>> well, i was in the room with ruppert and james murdoch. it was excruciating at times the pregnant silences, the pregnant pawses that will toed the specific questions from politicians thrown to rupert murdoch and suddenly there would just be nothing. we talk about a characteristic trademark of rupert murdoch, but when you hear it in the flesh, it was pretty uncomfortable. and i think the general impression that was given off by rupert murdoch was of a man who was not on top of the detail of all this. he was not -- did not have a grip of his company, has not got a grip of this crisis. he appeared badly briefed and badly prepared. and his son james was constantly trying to leap in and help him out with a specific questions which were constantly delivered to rupert murdoch because it's rupert, the father, who is responsible for corporate governs of news corporation. i don't think it was a great day for the murdochs but they got through it, and as you see, their share price is now recovering, perhaps shareholders thinking they're through the wo
>> well, i was in the room with ruppert and james murdoch. it was excruciating at times the pregnant silences, the pregnant pawses that will toed the specific questions from politicians thrown to rupert murdoch and suddenly there would just be nothing. we talk about a characteristic trademark of rupert murdoch, but when you hear it in the flesh, it was pretty uncomfortable. and i think the general impression that was given off by rupert murdoch was of a man who was not on top of the...
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it's just past the half hour, rupert murdoch's news corp. has its hands full, multiple investigations in great britain for allegedly bribery and phone hacking. the u.s. justice department and the fbi are examining whether the company broke laws in the united states. michael isikoff has been looking in to this. what do you know? what's the status of these probes? >> well, you know, the heat is turning up a bit. there's a report this morning that the -- the federal prosecutors are preparing subpoenas to news corp. on the phone hacking allegations. we also reported last night that the feds are interested in a prior act of computer hacking alleged against a major news corp. subsidiary, news america marketing, which was accused in a court case of hacking on repeated occasions into the computers of one of its compoters thcompote e competitors that led to an out-of-court settlement. there's a report today that news corp. has hired the former top prosecutor at the justice department in charge of foreign corrupt practices act. that's because one of t
it's just past the half hour, rupert murdoch's news corp. has its hands full, multiple investigations in great britain for allegedly bribery and phone hacking. the u.s. justice department and the fbi are examining whether the company broke laws in the united states. michael isikoff has been looking in to this. what do you know? what's the status of these probes? >> well, you know, the heat is turning up a bit. there's a report this morning that the -- the federal prosecutors are preparing...
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rebecca brooks, james murdoch and rupert murdoch have been summoned to appear before what's called is select committee. then mp's will be able to ask them many questions about the actions of the journalists working for one of their newspapers at the time. it's the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will be able to watch this as well. it will be broadcast live on television here in the u.k. on sky news. that will happen on tuesday. >> heather: sky news reporter reporting for us. thanks. >> gregg: protesters are ratcheting up the pressure on syrian president bushier al assad, holding rallies, calling for him to leave power. but the government fighting back and with deadly results. reena ninan has the story in jerusalem. >> human rights organizations say 28 people were killed on friday and despite the government crackdown, it was the largest show of antigovernment demonstrators since the unrest began in march. in areas where the government brutality has been the most intense. this shows that security forces are having a tough time keeping the revolt contai
rebecca brooks, james murdoch and rupert murdoch have been summoned to appear before what's called is select committee. then mp's will be able to ask them many questions about the actions of the journalists working for one of their newspapers at the time. it's the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will be able to watch this as well. it will be broadcast live on television here in the u.k. on sky news. that will happen on tuesday. >> heather: sky news...
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as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it appears patience is wearing thin in the room where the president is meeting at the white house with eight top congressional leaders. both sides accuse the other of moving the goal posts, of failing to lead, and now it appears the president has had enough. they may have been all smiles at the start of the meeting. but tensions flared after house majority leader eric cantor, a republican from virginia, repeatedly proposed a series of short-term extensions of the debt limit
as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news...
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will rupert murdoch face any? here is jeffrey toobin on "ac 360." >> a lot of people have talked about the possibility of criminal charges in the united states, the foreign corrupt practices act or something connected with hacking of 9/11 victims. there is really no credible evidence at all of any sort of american criminal violations by anyone in connection with news corp. so i really think the question is really a business one over here as well as in england, can the murdochs stay in control? and i think probably yes is the answer. >>> another hacking headline, 14 accused hackivists are wanted for a sish attack on paypal. the sweeps span the country tarthing people. this video is from a raid on long island. they're said to be from the hacking group an none mist which claims to have attacked visa and master card after the companies refused to process donations being made to wikileaks. the crew of the shuttle "atlantis" waking up to the last full day in space and the last full day of a nasa space shuttle mission ev
will rupert murdoch face any? here is jeffrey toobin on "ac 360." >> a lot of people have talked about the possibility of criminal charges in the united states, the foreign corrupt practices act or something connected with hacking of 9/11 victims. there is really no credible evidence at all of any sort of american criminal violations by anyone in connection with news corp. so i really think the question is really a business one over here as well as in england, can the murdochs...
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faking a story about murdoch dying. anonymous and like-minded groups rely on the faceless, the nameless nature of the internet to get away with their trespasses. but authorities say they know who at least some of them are. this week the fbi arrested 16 alleged members of anonymous here in the u.s. and another five in europe. most of them are charged in the cyber-attack on paypal in december. hackers at paypal, mastercard and visa, after they cut ties with the whistleblower site wikileaks. they've become famous for videos like these -- ♪ >> as a wise man once said, an era doesn'ttened on depend -- doesn't depend on a state until you refuse to correct it. >> all right. i want to bring in our tech expert now. daniel seberg. what do we know about who anonymous is? >> reporter: as you might imagine, a group who calls itself anonymous, they do not want to know -- do not want you to know who they are. they like to portray themselves as everywhere and nowhere. they're your neighbor. they're a kid down the street. they're a bu
faking a story about murdoch dying. anonymous and like-minded groups rely on the faceless, the nameless nature of the internet to get away with their trespasses. but authorities say they know who at least some of them are. this week the fbi arrested 16 alleged members of anonymous here in the u.s. and another five in europe. most of them are charged in the cyber-attack on paypal in december. hackers at paypal, mastercard and visa, after they cut ties with the whistleblower site wikileaks....
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the point is as of yesterday it's owner rupert murdoch himself 166 years old, shut it down in disgrace. >> jon: i actually don't think murdoch is -- >> again, that's not the point. >> jon: all right (laughter) >> the point is, do you know how hard it is to disgrace a british tabloid, jon? the news of the world are the people who hired a private dect tough learn if freddie mercury had hiv, it's true. also the people whose crusade against peta files led to a lynch mob attack. and attacks on the home of a pediatrician. >> jon: well, i could see how you could make that mistake, peta file, pediatrician. so wonderful, your tabloid reporters are scum bags. our real press, our legitimate press is talling down on the job. political coverage is atrocious. they weren't just covering the casey anthony trial. they funded it, look at this. >> the anthony family is paying for casey's defense. in part, her lawyer says, with money from licensing home videos and family photos to abc news and other media outlets. >> what we believe is a $200,000 payment that was made to her and her attorney by abc news w
the point is as of yesterday it's owner rupert murdoch himself 166 years old, shut it down in disgrace. >> jon: i actually don't think murdoch is -- >> again, that's not the point. >> jon: all right (laughter) >> the point is, do you know how hard it is to disgrace a british tabloid, jon? the news of the world are the people who hired a private dect tough learn if freddie mercury had hiv, it's true. also the people whose crusade against peta files led to a lynch mob...
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the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was patented in france. that was back in 1869. i remember growing up, my mom telling me the best thing for sliced bread. it is 40 minutes after the hour. >>> good friday morning, july 15th. that is the sun rising over new york, a shot across from time warner center where i am, and that beautiful, beautiful sun rise. i'm ali velshi joining you live from new york, it is 43 minutes after the hour. the debt ceiling debate, after five straight days of meeting, eating peas, drama, where do things stand? how does square one grab you? jessica yellin says congress
the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was...
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in other words, may be replacing james murdoch all together. i spoke to a member of the board this afternoon. he called those reports, quote, total crap. wolf? >> what about the british prime minister, david cameron? is he in any jeopardy now? >> when this scandal blew up a couple of weeks ago, most observers would say no, he's not but some observers are saying this is very embarrassing to him, lapping at the door of ten downing street. embarrassing because of his ties to that editor andy coulson and others. now not out of the question he could suffer at some other level. whether it takes him down or not, doubtful, but he could suffer politically. >> brought andy coulson into his government as director of communications. thanks very much for that. >>> meanwhile, the scandal has grown closer to rupert murdoch as brian reported with the arrest of his protege and deputy rebekah brooks. more on her meteoric rise and stunning fall. >> reporter: in the cozy world of british politics and media, rebekah brooks was at its very center. she wined and dine
in other words, may be replacing james murdoch all together. i spoke to a member of the board this afternoon. he called those reports, quote, total crap. wolf? >> what about the british prime minister, david cameron? is he in any jeopardy now? >> when this scandal blew up a couple of weeks ago, most observers would say no, he's not but some observers are saying this is very embarrassing to him, lapping at the door of ten downing street. embarrassing because of his ties to that...
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of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the world" with police because of new revelations that a former "news of the world" deputy editor was a communication consultant for the police at the same time that he seemed to be reporting back to news international. so there is a lot -- it's a big tangled web here of police contacts, reporters at "news of the world," not to mention high-level politics. remember rebekah brooks was the same person that wine and dined political figures for the murdoch family. that's what makes this arrest so fascinating. she's the highest profile arrest so far. every arrest it seems to have gotten closer and closer to the murdoch family.
of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the...
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, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in one sitting. >> i know. and it looks really enticing. >> you shouldn't drink it, but on a day like today, you put it on your forehead. it's nice. >>> on that point, let's go directly to al for a check of today's weather. hey, al. >> in fact, on the map, you get an idea, when you say 32 states, we're talking about 100 million people. almost two-thirds of the population of the united states under either a heat watch, a heat warning or a heat advisory. and here's why. we've got this big area, upper-level ridge of high pressure. but here's
, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in...
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murdoch posted an ad in several british newspapers. he said, "we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected." the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account. it failed when it came to it self. rebekah brooks oversaw the news of the world. she resigned. another head of murdoch's companies has stepped down as well. we will take a closer look at the man behind news corp and news international. we are talking about rupert murdo murdoch. more on him and how he got his start in australia. that is coming up. >>> we turn to washington d.c. and the debate over raising the debt ceiling. no debate talks are scheduled for this weekend after a week of talks. the u.s. actually hit its debt limit in may, but we have a deadline of august 2nd now. that is the deadline for getting it raised because that is the day we won't be able to pay some of our bills in the u.s. the stumbling block in the debates are taxes. spending cuts are the way to go. democrats say, however, you need to do away with the tax break
murdoch posted an ad in several british newspapers. he said, "we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected." the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account. it failed when it came to it self. rebekah brooks oversaw the news of the world. she resigned. another head of murdoch's companies has stepped down as well. we will take a closer look at the man behind news corp and news international. we are talking about rupert murdo murdoch. more...
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a man ran up and try to fling something on murdoch, it looked like a shaving cream pie. the 80 role was not injured and his wife helped to defend him. the --he said he was shocked, appalled and ashamed when he heard the allegations. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. this is not an excuse maybe it is an explanation. this is less than 1 percent of our company. i employ many people around the world who are proud, great, ethical and distinguished people. >> his son sat beside his father and also answered questions. i'm grant lotus with kron4 news. >> today we learn more about the man that attacked murdoch you can see him like you're being led away by the police. we're learning that his twitter page me have indicated that he had something in the works for a while. his name is jonathan mabels he is a protester, a stand-up comedian has been twisting about the news of the world scandal since it broke. many of his tweets so that he was putting a plan together. he asked his followers what building it would happen in and if they knew
a man ran up and try to fling something on murdoch, it looked like a shaving cream pie. the 80 role was not injured and his wife helped to defend him. the --he said he was shocked, appalled and ashamed when he heard the allegations. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. this is not an excuse maybe it is an explanation. this is less than 1 percent of our company. i employ many people around the world who are proud, great, ethical and...
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murdoch is in london right now dealing with the uk phone hacking scandal. but in this country, not just one, but two prominent senators called for an investigation into u.s. holdings, which include "the wall street journal" and fox news. here is senator jay rockefeller. >> it's really repugnant that one man can control so many. people in the parliament, i watched the parliament debate on television. they were talking about how they control the labor party, but then when they go out, they control the conservative party. so it's all about that, and that's bad for the world. it's certainly bad for america. and we have enough problems getting objective media. >>> and here is what senator frank lautenberg wrote in the letter to attorney general eric holder. "accordingly, i am requesting that doj and the s.e.c. examine these circumstances and determine whether u.s. laws have been violated." in the uk, where the outcry is much, much -- very much so the loudest here, this morning murdoch dropped his bid for britain's bskyb television company. listen to how hot the
murdoch is in london right now dealing with the uk phone hacking scandal. but in this country, not just one, but two prominent senators called for an investigation into u.s. holdings, which include "the wall street journal" and fox news. here is senator jay rockefeller. >> it's really repugnant that one man can control so many. people in the parliament, i watched the parliament debate on television. they were talking about how they control the labor party, but then when they go...
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. >> it's the story that rupert murdoch wishes would just go away. the media mogul and his empire are under attack for the british tabloid, phone hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his largest newspaper, sparked a government investigation, and unleashed a flood of ang frert public hp. now the scandal is turning the spotlight on murdoch's media empire here in the u.s. especially on to fox news. so what does the controversy tell us about how murdoch does business? and what will the scandal mean for fox news? joining me now, is elise hogue, senior advisor at media matters, a nonprofit watch dog group that is now under attack from fox news. elise, how are you? and welcome to the show. what does this mean in america? of course, we know in england, there is a lot of outrage. in parliament there. there's unprecedented attacks. but what could this mean in the united states and particularly for fox news? >> you know, the first thing i think americans need to realize reverend, is that news international is a part of news corps, which is a u.s. listed
. >> it's the story that rupert murdoch wishes would just go away. the media mogul and his empire are under attack for the british tabloid, phone hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his largest newspaper, sparked a government investigation, and unleashed a flood of ang frert public hp. now the scandal is turning the spotlight on murdoch's media empire here in the u.s. especially on to fox news. so what does the controversy tell us about how murdoch does business? and what will...
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and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert murdoch and james murdoch trying to force them to turn up on tuesday. they can't really do much about the fact that they don't want to come. both of those individuals are american. therefore, they have no real power to compel them to turn up. it is a real escalation in this. the fact that they dispatched, as they say, the sergeant at arms, deputy sergeant at arms, which is the security apparatus of the house of commons. to go and deliver this summons to the murdoches saying look, you have to come and you must come and explain yourself before this committee. it is -- pretty sensational turn of ev
and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert...